If you rent a car or are planning to rent a car, please read previous posts about driving in Crete.
I am tired of driving and seeing ambulances stuck behind clearly terrified drivers on the National Road going 40kmh with a trail of cars behind getting more frustrated and doing more idiotic things like overtaking on bends. You are causing horrible problems not just for ambulances, but commuters, logistics, buses and farmers.
If you are scared to drive on the National Road, please simply don't drive on it. If you're only doing 40kmh, it won't take you any longer to drive on other roads without a queue of 30 cars behind you.
If you are a tourist who is comfortable on Greek roads, but your terrible rental Hundai i10 won't go over 70kmh, please take note of what other drivers do and pull right in to the side so other vehicles can pass safely. There is no need for you to be driving in the middle of the road. Or worse, swerving back and forth.
Also something I have seen more and more of in the last 3 years. PLEASE stop getting in your car after you have been drinking. Sure it was "only a few beers with lunch". It's very obvious and it's incredibly selfish.